Local Author to Release New Books

92130 author Henry Herz will release three new children’s books this fall. Alice’s Magic Garden will be released on Sept. 1, Good Egg and Bad Apple will be released on Sept. 28, and How the Squid Got Two Long Arms will be released on Oct. 1. He is the author of seven other children’s books, including Cap’n Rex & His Clever Crew, which was released last year.

Henry is also very involved with the local literary scene. He recently moderated a fantasy literature panel at Comic-Con in July. He will be speaking at the San Diego Festival of Books on Aug. 25 and at the Orange County Children’s Book Festival on Sept. 30, as well as reading his two aquatic-themed books at the Scripps Birch Aquarium in October. For more information about book-related activities and events go to www.henryherz.com.